{"id":631336,"date":"2025-10-30T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/timothee-chalamet-today-cynicism-is-stronger-than-in-the-sixties\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:42:36","slug":"timothee-chalamet-today-cynicism-is-stronger-than-in-the-sixties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/timothee-chalamet-today-cynicism-is-stronger-than-in-the-sixties\/","title":{"rendered":"Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet: &#8220;Cynicism is stronger today than in the sixties&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a37092a3b985&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a37092a3b985\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timothee-chalamet-bob-dylan.jpg\" alt=\"Timoth&#xE9;e Chalamet in A Complete Unknown (2025) &#xA9; Macall Polay.\" class=\"wp-image-620574\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in<em> A Complete Unknown<\/em>\u00a0(2025) \u00a9 Macall Polay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"436\">Wherever he goes, the 29-year-old Franco-American actor unleashes excitement and passions. We still remember the phenomenal press tour for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/dune-2-with-zendaya-and-timothee-chalamet-promises-to-be-even-more-epic-than-the-first-installment\/\"><em data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"304\">Dune: Part Two<\/em><\/a><\/strong> last year, or that time in October 2024 when he showed up, grinning, to his own lookalike contest in New York\u2026 and left empty-handed.<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><p data-start=\"438\" data-end=\"816\">On January 14th, 2025, at the London premiere of <em data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"505\"><strong>A Complete Unknown<\/strong> &#8211; <\/em>a feature film finally landing on Disney+ in October 2025 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/movies\/ping-pong-break-in-and-sci-fiupcoming-timothee-chalamet-movies\/\"><strong>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong><\/a> turned heads by arriving on the red carpet dressed in a psychedelic <strong>Martine Rose<\/strong> suit and shirt, riding a Lime electric bike. He instantly took the internet by storm\u2026 And ended up paying a fine for improper bike parking\u2026<\/p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next day, at the <strong>Grand Rex<\/strong> in Paris, he came to defend the same film under a cap, more low profile (sporting a half-streetwear, half-rock <strong>Chanel<\/strong> look). But even with his face hidden under the accessory, the actor caused hysteria among the crowd of fans who came to greet him and demanded autographs and hugs.<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a37092a3bdc1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a37092a3bdc1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timothee-chalamet-fans-paris.jpg\" alt=\"PARIS, FRANCE &#x2013; JANUARY 15: XX attends &quot;A Complete Unknown&quot; Paris Gala Screening, at Cinema Grand Rex, on January 15th 2024, in Paris, France. (Photo by C.B\/Disney) \" class=\"wp-image-620592\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet with his fans, at the Grand Rex, in Paris, before the screening of <em>A Complete Unknown<\/em>, on January 15, 2025. Photo by C.B\/Disney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in an interview in Paris for <em>A Complete Unknown<\/em><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was on Wednesday, January 16, 2025, that, for our part, we met the young man who seems, off the set, rather shy, humble and reserved. In one of the refined salons of the <strong>Bristol<\/strong>, in Paris, <strong>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong> came to talk to the press about the biopic &#8211; very successful &#8211; dedicated to <strong>Bob Dylan&#8217;s<\/strong> early years. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside the magnetic actress <strong>Monica Barbaro<\/strong> (<strong>Joan Baez<\/strong> in the film), <strong>Edward Norton <\/strong>(who plays musician <strong>Pete Seeger<\/strong>) and director<strong> James Mangold<\/strong>, he answers journalists&#8217; questions in almost perfect French.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if he specifies that he must stay several days in France before he can fully master the language and avoid sometimes wobbly turns. Some confessions will thus remain as poetic as they are enigmatic, like this one: &#8220;<em>I&#8217;m almost 30 years old, and I have fewer and fewer fears. The world is strange enough, so why choose to live a life that comes with fears <\/em> ?\u201d<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a37092a3c1b2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a37092a3c1b2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1199\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timothee-chalamet-paris-grand-rex.jpg\" alt=\"Timoth&#xE9;e Chalamet attends the &quot;A Complete Unknown&quot; Premiere at Le Grand Rex on January 15, 2025 in Paris, France. 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Photo by Marc Piasecki\/Getty Images for Disney.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often lowering his head as if to minimize his megastar status but displaying a smile and an irresistible nonchalance, the actor revealed by <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/call-me-by-your-name-une-suite-en-preparation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Call Me by Your Name<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (2018) &#8211; rare in interviews &#8211; tells with passion the behind-the-scenes of <strong><em>A Complete Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, which will be released on January 29, 2025 in theaters.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For starters, the actor, dressed in low-rise baggy jeans and an ultra-pop black and green polka dot sweater, explains that there were a billion reasons that drew him to this major project for which he slipped into the shoes of the folk legend before she became the icon of a generation known for its anti-war anthems.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The film plunges us into the early 1960s and at that time, the composer with the nasal voice and the monster talent<strong> Robert Allen Zimmerman<\/strong> was not yet the Nobel Prize for Literature <strong>Dylan<\/strong>. He tried to make a name for himself in the committed and abundant New York scene of the time, playing concerts in caf\u00e9s and making important meetings (Johnny Cash crossed his path).<\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a37092a3c54f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a37092a3c54f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timothee-chalamet-londres-1.jpg\" alt=\"Timoth&#xE9;e Chalamet attends the UK Premiere of Searchlight Pictures' 'A Complete Unknown' at BFI Southbank, London on January 14th, 2025. (Photo by StillMoving.Net for The Walt Disney Company Limited) \" class=\"wp-image-620586\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet at the premiere of <em>A Complete Unknown <\/em>in London on January 14th, 2025. Photo by StillMoving.Net for The Walt Disney Company Limited.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s the role that has impacted me the most in my entire career.&#8221;<\/em> &#8211; Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I was first contacted for this project in 2018 or 2019,&#8221; <\/em>recalls<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/portrait\/timothee-chalamet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a><\/strong><em>, &#8220;at the time when my career was taking off<\/em>.  <em>I was sent research materials on<strong> Bob Dylan<\/strong> that immediately interested me, including interviews from his early days (which can be seen on YouTube) where he was confrontational and mysterious. Even before listening to his music, I liked these interviews that we wouldn&#8217;t do today, with bizarre answers, which make no sense. <\/em>The musician was indeed known to be difficult in interviews, answering questions on the side or simply with a sentence.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actor also says he likes, beyond the very secretive and cunning character, <em>&#8220;his music, what he represented in the 60s in the United States, Japan, France<\/em>.&#8221; He adds: <em>&#8220;Five and a half years later, I can say that this is the role that has impacted me the most in my entire career. I&#8217;m proud of all my films, but this one has influenced me personally. <\/em>&#8220;The transformative experience allowed him to behave differently as a man and an artist.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/musique\/bob-dylan-enfin-de-retour-avec-un-nouvel-album\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bob Dylan&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> songs were not entirely familiar to the man who learned to play the guitar and harmonica and to sing (but also gained 9 kilos) to play the author of the pacifist song <em>Blowin&#8217; in the Wind<\/em>. &#8220;<em>I grew up streaming music on iTunes: rap, hip-hop, pop, in 2008-2009. Thanks to this film and Bob Dylan, I opened up to other artists from the sixties and to little-known songs from the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/non-classifiee\/peter-jackson-reveals-the-intimacy-of-the-beatles-for-disney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beatles<\/a> <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/musique\/les-rolling-stones-deterrent-un-morceau-de-1974\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rolling Stones<\/a><\/strong>&#8216; repertoire. <\/em>The hero of<em> Dune<\/em> compares the musical emulation of the 60s in his country to what happened in France, on the cinema side, with The New Wave. <em>There was the same desire for artistic transformation in France at that time<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Gen Z idol (who identifies with his fluid masculinity) followed by nearly 20 million followers on Instagram and dating a real influencer (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kyliejenner\/?hl=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kylie Jenner<\/a><\/strong>),<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/mode\/les-meilleurs-looks-de-timothee-chalamet-a-laffiche-du-film-wonka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a><\/strong> nevertheless has a real reflection on the age of cell phones, very far from Dylan&#8217;s.  <em>&#8220;For young people aged 18 to 25 who didn&#8217;t have this education, this culture was really a way of understanding the world. Today, it&#8217;s very difficult to get everyone in the same room <\/em>&#8221; he admits.  <\/p>\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a37092a3c94d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a37092a3c94d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1200\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/timothee-chalamet-londres-2.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: Timoth&#xE9;e Chalamet attends the UK Premiere of Searchlight Pictures' &quot;A Complete Unknown&quot; at BFI Southbank on January 14, 2025 in London, England. 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Whitby\/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited) \" class=\"wp-image-620589\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet at the premiere of <em>A Complete Unknown<\/em> in London on January 14th, 2025. Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for The Walt Disney Company Limited.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<em>In the 60s, young artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez or like the writer James Baldwin thought that art could change things.&#8221; &#8211; <\/em>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/h2><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about the differences between the era of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/musique\/bob-dylan-revient-avec-son-premier-album-original-depuis-8-ans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bob Dylan&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> rise and contemporary America governed by <strong>Trump<\/strong>,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/culture\/cinema\/is-wonka-the-perfect-christmas-treat-or-too-sugary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a><\/strong> is nostalgic.  <em>&#8220;In the 60s, young artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez or the writer<strong> James Baldwin<\/strong> thought, optimistically (because there was no precedent), that art could change a political aspect or a cultural attitude. It&#8217;s different today because there is a cynicism that is stronger. And for the younger generations, the obstacles are perhaps greater than those that existed in the 60s, especially in terms of politics and the environment.&#8221;  <\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hero of <em>Wonka<\/em> adds:  <em>&#8220;It would be nice if a figure like Bob Dylan came out today. 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During the press conference, he explained: &#8221; <em>There is more documentary material about Dylan in &#8217;63, &#8217;64, &#8217;65 than there was in the early &#8217;60s. Few things existed at the time, especially in video, apart from demos. 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But there&#8217;s a lot of freedom when you&#8217;re alone on the guitar playing folk. You can find your rhythm, take your time. I felt the more well-known songs like <\/em> Like a Rolling Stone <em>as a trap<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/numero.com\/beaute\/actu-beaute\/timothee-chalamet-se-libere-devant-la-camera-de-martin-scorsese-pour-le-parfum-bleu-de-chanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/a> <\/strong>confides that Bob Dylan deserved to be 150% invested in playing him in a film. If he immersed himself deeply in the lifestyle of the 60s, going so far as to turn off his phone and cut himself off from social networks during filming, the actor did not cross paths with the one he plays with accuracy and nuance.   <em>&#8220;I would have liked<\/em> <em>I still want to. But my respect for <strong>Bob Dylan<\/strong> is greater than my desire to meet him. I understand that he is a mysterious person, who is not fully into the public aspect and who is not going to make new friends at 83 years old!  <\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On X (ex-Twitter), Bob Dylan was full of praise for Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet a few weeks ago, calling the actor Timmy and calling him a brilliant actor while declaring that he was convinced that he would be great in his suede jackets on screen. It is not known if, since then, the composer, painter and poet, has seen the film. But one thing is for sure, he could have written his song<em> I Contain Multitudes<\/em> for the hero of<strong> <em>Dune<\/em><\/strong>,<em> <strong>Wonka<\/strong><\/em> and  <em> <\/em><strong><em>Bones and All<\/em><\/strong>, as the latter includes a multitude of facets and possibilities.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Complete Unknown<\/em>\u00a0(2025) <em>by James Mangold, available on Disney+ on October 30th, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever he goes, the 29-year-old Franco-American actor unleashes excitement and passions. 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